imperial guardian lion

aggression ancient antique art asian attitude beliefs buddha buddhism bush carve carved carving cast china chinese crafted cub cultural culture decorative detail detailed dog dragon dynasty evil fierce figure figures foo garden gardens guard guardian guardians guards icon imperial its lawn lion lions looking off old oriental ornament ornate outdoor outdoors outside pride protect protecting protection protector religion rock royalty sculpted shrub shrubbery solid statuary statue statues stone stones taoism temple traditional tree trees under ward weathered with yang yin